LANCASHIRE V
SURREY at Old Trafford (LVCC2), 14-17
SEPTEMBER 2015
First meets second in the game
that could determine who will go up as Division Two winners next
season. Since drawing with Surrey at the Oval, back in June,
Lancashire have won three and drawn four in the County Championship,
while Surrey have notched up six victories out of eight.
Lancashire welcome back James
Anderson, while, at wicketkeeper, Durham stalwart Phil Mustard has
been drafted in to fill in for the injured Alex Davies (knee). And the
Red Rose could do with some freshening up given the broken hand
suffered by Kyle Jarvis (62 championship wickets at 24.72) and the
batting form of Ashwell Prince and Alviro Petersen in recent weeks.
Okay, so Prince and Petersen still average 72.15 and 47.05 in this
year's County Championship, but it was the steadfastness of skipper
Steven Croft that spared Lancashire's blushes against Kent at
Canterbury last time out.
Anderson's participation is a
godsend for Lancashire, not least because, of his likely support cast,
only off-spinner Arron Lilley (24 championship wickets at 24.25) and
slow left-armer Simon Kerrigan (36 wickets at 29.24) are in any real
form with the ball. James Anderson has only played in two four-dayers
against Surrey, the last being at the Oval in 2003 when he took 5-61
and 1-72 and, of course, on debut at Old Trafford in 2002, which he
marked with the scalp of Mark Ramprakash, first ball, in the visitors'
second dig.
If he plays, Arun Harinath will start the game 86
runs shy of the 3,000-mark in first-class cricket. In terms of
in-season landmarks, Rory Burns has 895 f-c runs and Zafar Ansari 44
wickets. Phil Mustard is also set to make his Lancashire debut.
Jade Dernbach is nursing a recurrence of the calf strain that has
plagued him since overcoming an early season side issue, so misses
out. However, Zafar Ansari (hamstring) and James Burke (back) both
make the 13-man squad for Old Trafford; as does Sam Curran, who,
presumably, has got his mother to write a note to school asking to
miss further lessons. Jason Roy is available again after another spell
away with England. Matt Dunn and Arun Harinath appear to be travelling
as cover.
OPPONENT |
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
SURREY |
OPPONENT |
Derbyshire |
1-4 Sep 2015 |
Won By An Inns & 98 Runs |
The Oval |
560 |
313 & 149 |
Gloucestershire |
21-24 Aug 2015 |
Match Drawn |
Bristol |
349-6 |
233 |
Essex |
7-10 Aug 2015 |
Won By 3 Wickets |
Colchester |
346 & 314-7 |
369 & 289-9d |
Kent |
13-16 Jul 2015 |
Won By 6 Wickets |
The Oval |
311 & 128-4 |
336 & 99 |
Gloucestershire |
27-29 Jun 2015 |
Won By An Inns & 180 Runs |
The Oval |
448 |
113 & 155 |
Lancashire have not played host to Surrey at Old Trafford since
2007, when the visitors lost by seven wickets. But have you seen the
forecast! For the sake of Surrey's travelling support I hope the
weathermen have got it completely wrong, but it is Manchester and it
is the third week of September. Twenty five years ago we wouldn't
even have been playing at this time. Prediction: If, as seems
likely, the rain lops a day or more off this contest, there can only
be one outcome - and that's a draw.
K Brown, H Hameed,
A Petersen, A
Prince, S Croft (capt),
A Lilley, P Mustard (wk),
J Clark, T
Bailey, J Anderson and
S Kerrigan.
Jeff Evans and Russell Evans.
DATE |
RESULT |
VENUE |
TOSS |
DECISION |
SURREY |
LANCASHIRE |
31 May - 3 Jun 2015 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Field |
448 & 186-0d |
429 |
11-14 Sep 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Liverpool |
Lancashire |
Field |
367 |
142-2d |
11-14 Jul 2012 |
Match Drawn |
Guildford |
Surrey |
Field |
430-5 |
485-7d |
27-30 Aug 2008 |
Abandoned |
Blackpool |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
16-19 Apr 2008 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
537-5d |
241-6 |
19-22 Sep 2007 |
Won By 24 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
427-9d & 295-5d |
234 & 464 |
2-4 May 2007 |
Lost By 7 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
284 & 120 |
315 & 90-3 |
2-4 Sep 2004 |
Won By 147 Runs |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
369 & 185 |
278 & 129 |
11-13 Aug 2004 |
Won By An Inns & 55 Runs |
Whitgift School |
Lancashire |
Bat |
525 |
210 & 260 |
26-29 Aug 2003 |
Lost By 8 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
337 & 138 |
341 & 135-2 |
18-21 Apr 2003 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
280 & 379-6 |
599 |
31 May - 3 Jun 2002 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
Surrey |
Bat |
382 & 246-6d |
194 & 112-3 |
8-11 May 2002 |
Won By 3 Wickets |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
216 & 309-7 |
320 & 200 |
29 Jun - 2 Jul 2001 |
Match Drawn |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
248 & 320-9d |
276 & 170-2 |
25-28 Apr 2001 |
Abandoned |
Old Trafford |
No toss made |
- |
- |
- |
13-16 Sep 2000 |
Match Drawn |
Old Trafford |
Lancashire |
Bat |
359 |
324 & 304-9d |
2-5 Aug 2000 |
Won By 272 Runs |
The Oval |
Surrey |
Bat |
310 & 227-4d |
120 & 145 |
15-18 Jun 1999 |
Won By 4 Wickets |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
298 & 161-6 |
194 & 260 |
18-21 Jun 1998 |
Lost By 6 Wickets |
Old Trafford |
Lancashire |
Field |
146 & 254-1d |
151-7d & 250-4 |
10-12 Sep 1997 |
Lost By An Inns & 55 Runs |
The Oval |
Lancashire |
Bat |
270 & 267 |
592-4d |
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